Trochanteric Bursitis

What Is Trochanteric Bursitis?

Trochanteric bursitis is an inflammation in the sac of fluid (bursa) that surrounds the outside bone, or trochanter, of your hip. The lower outside part of your hip will hurt, and moving hurts. Lying on hip will cause pain, as will pressure on the area. Trochanteric bursitis of the hips symptoms make transitioning from sitting to standing, or climbing stairs, challenging.

Trochanteric bursitis causes and risk factors

You can get trochanteric bursitis if you fall on the hip, have bad posture, or have had a previous hip injury or surgery. If you run or bike, continued friction and rapid movement in the hip joint also can cause the condition. Women and middle aged or elderly people get the condition more often.

Trochanteric bursitis complications

The condition will usually resolve itself with home treatment, but severe cases require a steroid injection into the bursa.